I picked up skill fragments in the demon world

#236 - Picked up a small axe

Chapter 235: Picking Up a Little Brain Tiger

Zhang Chen looked at the approaching people from the Pingbian Prince's Mansion and couldn't help but take a deep breath.

This time, things had gotten out of hand.

The clash of Yang God experts, the appearance of the corpses of gods and demons, and the emergence of the Evergreen Tree Coffin would surely attract all sorts of monsters and deities to appear and fight for those two treasures.

"I wonder where the Evergreen Tree Coffin and the Emperor's daughter's corpse have gone," Zhang Chen thought, feeling heavy-hearted.

Whether it was the tree coffin or the Emperor's daughter's corpse, Zhang Chen regarded them as his own.

He would not allow others to take them away easily, but his own strength was not enough to seize those two treasures.

"It's not my concern for now.

The most important thing is to ignite the Eight Trigrams Furnace and refine the God-Smiting Whip.

Once I refine the God-Smiting Whip, I won't be completely powerless when facing those Yang God realm experts in the future," Zhang Chen muttered to himself, turning and walking down the mountain.

In the desolate mountains, the demon king Zhao Lie fell, transforming into a large tiger.

A wound pierced through his chest, dripping golden blood.

Before Zhao Lie could get up, it seemed that the power of time was flowing backward on his body.

In just three breaths, Zhao Lie transformed into the state he was in when he had just been born.

"Crap! This time, I'm done for!" Zhao Lie sensed his newly born body, his eyes filled with panic.

"I'm afraid even a mouse could bite me to death!

I'm finished!

The Great Victory Dynasty's judgment is too terrifying."

"No, I have to hide first!" Zhao Lie struggled and squirmed, trying to find a gap to hide in.

But just then, a cry of a falcon sounded in the sky, and a falcon locked onto him and swooped down.

"I'm doomed!

My life is over!" Looking at the falcon swooping down, Zhao Lie's eyes were filled with despair.

No matter how he struggled, the next moment, Zhao Lie was caught by the falcon, and then he soared into the blue sky and white clouds.

"It's over!

I never thought that I, the dignified Great Demon King Zhao Lie, would be pecked to death by an uncultured beast!

Bai Cang, where are you, you dog thing?

Come and save me quickly!

I can't die, and I can't die so aggrieved!" Zhao Lie wailed in his heart.

Meanwhile, Zhang Chen returned to his cave.

He was afraid that the previous battle would disturb the bumblebees, causing the bumblebee swarm to panic.

He hurried over to try to appease them, but when Zhang Chen arrived at the cave, he saw that his bumblebees were not affected in any way and were very comfortable in the cave.

Seeing this, Zhang Chen nodded in satisfaction.

He looked around and didn't see any trace of the falcon.

Just as he was about to turn around and leave, suddenly a loud cry rang out between heaven and earth, and the falcon plunged straight down from the sky, a ball of black and yellow flesh falling directly, smashing at Zhang Chen's feet, stirring up layers of dust.

"In such a drought year, you can still catch prey?" Zhang Chen looked at the smoke and dust, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

When the smoke and dust cleared, a tender roar came.

Zhang Chen looked up and couldn't help but be stunned: This is… a kitten?

A wild kitten!

A wild kitten that had just been born!

When the falcon dropped the wild kitten from the sky, it didn't kill the little guy.

At this time, the little guy lay in the dust, calling out to Zhang Chen in a fierce and childish voice, as if he had just been born and couldn't walk yet.

"Where did you, beast, find this wild cat cub?" Zhang Chen stepped forward and carefully looked at it for a while, then directly reached out his hand, ignoring the wild kitten's struggle and resistance, and directly picked it up, putting it in the palm of his hand to examine it.

The wild kitten was too small, and its downy fur hadn't dried yet.

But it was very fierce, opening its small mouth and baring its teeth at Zhang Chen, demonstrating against Zhang Chen.

"As expected of a wild kitten in nature, it's just untamed!" Zhang Chen touched the wild kitten's head, causing the wild kitten to resist constantly, reaching out its claws to try to pounce on Zhang Chen's palm, but his resistance was too weak to resist Zhang Chen's demonic claws.

The wild kitten in front of him looked at Zhang Chen, and secretly complained in his heart.

Who was he?

He was the dignified king of the tiger clan, the famous demon king Zhao Lie outside the Great Wilderness.

He had actually been hit by the Great Victory Dynasty's judgment, directly traced back in time, and returned to the state of downy fur.

What could he do?

He was also very desperate!

"I had long heard that the Great Victory Dynasty's judgment was mysterious and terrifying, but I didn't expect it to be so terrifying.

Did you think that the judgment only hurt the physical body?

Wrong.

Once hit by the power of judgment, its power only slowly begins to take effect."

At this time, Zhao Lie's eyes were full of frustration and unwillingness.

What could he do?

He was also very desperate!

He had now returned to the state of downy fur, and even his life and death were in the hands of others.

Even if there was no falcon to catch him, he would be starved to death.

Zhang Chen looked at the fierce wild kitten, a hint of killing intent in his eyes: "As expected, it's untamed, why not feed it to the falcon."

Zhang Chen frowned when he saw that the wild kitten was so fierce even in its downy fur, wanting to scratch him with its claws.

Hearing Zhang Chen's words, Zhao Lie was immediately startled, his eyes filled with horror.

He was now just an ordinary, plain little tiger.

If Zhang Chen fed him to the falcon, he would die directly.

Seeing that Zhang Chen was about to feed him to the falcon, Zhao Lie immediately became anxious, countless thoughts flashing through his mind.

In the end, he could only choose to submit, and after making a soft call, he took the initiative to open his belly and let Zhang Chen stroke it, while reaching out his claws and hugging Zhang Chen's fingers as if acting coquettishly, then sticking out his delicate tongue and licking Zhang Chen's palm, revealing an affectionate posture.

Shame!

A surge of shame!

He, the dignified Great Demon King Zhao Lie, had actually made such a posture, it was simply unbearable to look at.

But in order to live, for his future rise, he could only endure it.

"A hero doesn't suffer immediate losses, and a man can bend and stretch.

When I recover my true form in the future, I will swallow this kid in one bite.

Who will know the humiliating history of my Great Demon King Zhao Lie then?" Zhao Lie kept cheering himself up in his heart.

Thinking of this, Zhao Lie stuck out his pink little tongue and licked even more happily.

Zhang Chen, on the other hand, looked at the wild kitten's sudden change in attitude, a hint of curiosity in his eyes:

"Eh~, could this wild kitten be treating me as its mother?"

The word 'mother' made Zhao Lie's licking action pause, and his whole sparse body flushed red visibly.

A huge sense of shame surged into his heart, almost making him unable to hold on, wishing he could just crash and die here.

But in order to survive, he could only endure it with tears!

"This wild kitten is so well-behaved, it can be raised.

I'll give it to my little sister when I get back, I remember Zhang Tuowei likes small animals the most," Zhang Chen said, holding the wild kitten in his palm.

"I'm not your mother, I'm your father!

From now on, you call me Daddy!" Zhang Chen stroked Zhao Lie's head, his voice full of teasing.

Zhao Lie's body shivered, and a fierce light appeared in his cute and adorable eyes, feeling that he was burning with anger.

Daddy?

He was actually asked to call him, the Great Demon King Zhao Lie, Daddy?

How many years has it been?

How many years has no one dared to be so presumptuous in front of him!

The word Daddy almost made Zhao Lie break down, wishing he could swallow his tongue and commit suicide, but thinking of his eighteen concubines, his dozens of good sons, and his great foundation, Zhao Lie finally endured it.

At this moment, Zhang Chen dipped a bit of honey and brought it to Zhao Lie's mouth. Zhao Lie didn't care about the shame and began to lick it with gusto.

“Hmm, this little wildcat knows how to eat, it can live!” Zhang Chen said, looking at the little wildcat eating.

Hearing the words 'little wildcat,' Zhao Lie really wanted to step forward and give Zhang Chen a 'big neck twist,' and then ask, “Are you blind? Can't you tell the difference between a tiger and a kitten?”

However, facing the temptation of Zhang Chen's honey, Zhao Lie still chose to submit, lowering his head to eat the honey in silence. Eating his fill was the most important thing, so he could grow up sooner.

“Speaking of which, we'll be family from now on, you can't be without a name, right? Let me give you a name.” Zhang Chen looked at Zhao Lie smacking his lips while eating honey, and suddenly his eyes lit up: “I've got it, how about I call you 'Lackey' from now on?”

‘Cough cough cough ~’

Zhao Lie, who was eating honey, coughed violently, almost choking to death from Zhang Chen's words.

This is too outrageous, what the hell is 'Lackey'!

Zhao Lie wanted to bite someone!

He, a dignified Great Demon King, had actually been reduced to a lackey?

Isn't this a joke?

“You ignorant child dares to humiliate me like this. If I, Zhao Lie, ever regain my true form, I will kill you!” Zhao Lie cursed in his heart, then lowered his head and devoured the honey, wishing he could eat more and grow up immediately to escape this devil's den.

But before he could finish eating, Zhang Chen grabbed Zhao Lie, spread his legs apart, presenting an extremely embarrassing posture.

“What are you doing!” Zhao Lie quickly tried to curl up into a ball, his little paws and tail blocking his tiger whip, but he saw Zhang Chen's palm pull apart his legs: “Turns out it's a little male cat! It's a pity you're not a tiger. If you were a tiger, I could cut off your tiger whip to drink with wine when you grow up.”

Hearing this, Zhao Lie shuddered and cursed in his heart: “Damn mortal, actually using tiger whips to soak in wine. How many heroes of my tiger clan have suffered misfortune because of you humans' preferences? You deserve to die! When I, your ancestor, regain my strength, I will soak you in wine and make a great human medicine wine.”

Thinking of this, Zhao Lie suddenly looked at Zhang Chen with a strange expression, his eyes full of pity: “Strange, so weak at such a young age, truly pitiful. What a waste of such a youthful age.”

Zhang Chen didn't know what Zhao Lie was thinking, otherwise he would have let the other party know why the flowers are so red.

At this time, the falcon closely followed and landed on Zhang Chen's shoulder, looking at Zhao Lie's nursing appearance, a hint of eagerness appeared in its eyes, wanting to swallow Zhao Lie into its belly.

“This little wildcat is called Lackey, and will be your partner from now on. You can't eat it.” Zhang Chen patted the falcon's head, and after the little wildcat finished eating the honey, he stuffed it into his arms, then went to the beehive to take some honey, and walked down the mountain.

Next was to find Zhong Xiang, ignite the Bagua furnace fire, and then refine his God-Smiting Whip.

Zhang Chen traveled through the mountains all the way, and from afar he saw soldiers searching the mountains everywhere. However, these soldiers searching the mountains were different from the soldiers of the Pingbian Prince's Mansion. They were dressed in unique clothes, looking like the clothes of the Inspection Department, not knowing what they were searching for in the mountains (searching for Zhao Lie).

Zhang Chen came down the mountain all the way, and from afar he saw Xie Lingyun standing solemnly in the shade of a tree, seemingly with her soul out of her body, sensing something.

Zhang Chen didn't dare to approach, and quickly disappeared into the mountains, arriving at Zhong Xiang's mansion all the way, but he saw a long queue outside the Zhong family's gate, with countless Confucian disciples and famous scholars following closely to visit.

Zhang Chen didn't dare to step forward, lest he be recognized, so he directly used the invisibility technique, swaggering in from the gate and arriving at Zhong Xiang's yard.

In the yard, Zhong Xiang was sitting under a tree reading a book, only to see a red light lingering around him, constantly guarding his body, as if he was guarding against something.

“Good fellow, really once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of well ropes. Do you need to guard against people so much? Where is the trust between people? This kid obviously doesn't trust me.” Zhang Chen was unhappy when he saw Zhong Xiang's body protected by red light, and cursed in his heart: “Who the hell is this guarding against?”

“I say, you kid are quite leisurely, the outside world is already fighting tooth and nail, aren't you going to join in the fun?” Zhang Chen revealed his figure, standing under the tree and said to Zhong Xiang.

Zhong Xiang didn't seem surprised by Zhang Chen's appearance, and without looking at Zhang Chen, he said, “Twelfth-order mysteries have appeared, I don't want to go looking for death.”

“How is your old man?” Zhang Chen asked.

“That demon king Zhao Lie is too fierce. My old man suffered heavy damage and doesn't know where he's hiding to heal now.” Zhong Xiang replied.

Yang God powerhouses are not stupid. When healing, they have to choose a place that can't be seen, and hide quietly, lest they be secretly calculated, and then die too aggrieved.

Hearing this, Zhang Chen revealed a look of understanding in his eyes. After such a battle, it would be strange if Fifth Gentleman still maintained his peak state without any injuries.

“Did your old man say what the final result was after he came back?” Zhang Chen asked.

“The power of the twelfth-order gods erupted, breaking the tree coffin, causing the tree coffin and the god's body to split. The tree coffin fell into the hands of the imperial court, while the god's body disappeared, and must have been plundered by the demon clan, the Pingbian Prince's Mansion, and the mysterious Yang God masters. The Great Victory Emperor's first choice is naturally to seize the tree coffin in order to prolong his life. In fact, logically speaking, the god and demon corpse is more important. The god and demon corpse contains endless great fortune, which can improve people's strength and accomplish many incredible things, but unfortunately… The officials of the court are only concerned with prolonging their lives, and don't care about so much.” Zhong Xiang's voice was full of regret.

Zhang Chen's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. The tree coffin was broken, and the ancient god and demon body and the tree coffin were divided up, which was not good news for him.

That was his great-niece's body. As her only relative in the world, shouldn't the tree coffin or the ancient god and demon body theoretically belong to him?

Those are all his things!

“It's a pity, I don't know if we have a chance to get a share of the pie.” A hint of greed appeared in Zhang Chen's eyes.

“You're dreaming.” Zhong Xiang said unhappily: “There's no share for you! Even if my grandfather contributed to the court, it would be extremely difficult to get a share.”

Speaking of this, Zhong Xiang put down the book: “What's the matter that you came to me this time?”

“I need to borrow your flame.” Zhang Chen said.

“Now?” Zhong Xiang said.

“I still need to wait a few days. There are too many people in the mountains now, and it would be bad if someone found out.” Zhang Chen said with a smile.

“Then what are you doing here?” Zhong Xiang looked at Zhang Chen unhappily.

“I just think your house is safe, so I came to your house to hide. Now the Pingbian Prince's Mansion is going crazy searching everywhere, and I have nowhere to go, so I want to come to your house to hide.” Zhang Chen said with a smile.

“Do I owe you anything!” Zhong Xiang was immediately unhappy: “If the Pingbian Prince knows you're hiding here, wouldn't my family offend the Pingbian Prince's Mansion?”